руэнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(k)ruonë, borrowing from North Germanic, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognates include Swedish grön, Northern Sami ruonas and Inari Sami ruonâs.

Adjective

руэнн (ruenn) (predicative руэнн or руэннай or руэнас, comparative руэна or руэнамп)

1. green

   Synonym: высскэ (vysske) (obsolete)

Derived terms

• руэнндэ (ruennde)
• руэнншэ (ruennše)
• руэнхассьтэ (ruenxass’te)
• руэнхэ (ruenxe)
• руэнхэллэ (ruenxelle)
• руэнхэсс (ruenxess)

Further reading

• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 303
• Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616599546787”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ru͕ənas”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ru͕ənn”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland